Other Briefings
Unused land tapped for future development
China’s vast “unused” coastal land could be used for development said Sun Wensheng, head of the Ministry of Land and Resources, on a recent survey tour to Shandong and Hebei Provinces. The unused land, areas that are not good for agricultural nor construction purposes, including saline-alkalized land, beaches, sand lands, quagmire and bare rocks, will […]
Steel exports to rise through 2007
China will continue to see a steady rise in steel production exports in spite of the governments best efforts to curb exports by canceling export tax rebates on the majority of steel products an industry official at the 2007 China Steel Import & Export Seminar said yesterday in Shanghai. “The tax rebate cut, which has […]
Proven iron ore reserves 69 billion
China, the world’s biggest consumer of metals, has proven iron ore reserves of 59 billion metric tons, the Ministry of Land and Resources said in a statement. The iron content of most of the reserves is 30 to 35 percent, and the ore type is mostly magnetite, the ministry said in the statement posted on […]
SAT releases IIT figures
Over 1.5 million people filed a 2006 personal income tax return the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) announced yesterday. According to the agency’s figures, 1,628,706 individual income tax returns were filed by April 2, the deadline for filing the required self-declaration for high-income earners. This was the first year China required its high-income earners, those […]
Guangzhou to inspect over heated real estate market
The real estate market in Guangzhou is to face closer scrutiny following the launch Monday of a new campaign by municipal authorities. China Daily reported that eleven government departments will aim to expose firms’ tricks and misbehavior relating to property developments, marketing and sales activities. The departments involved include those responsible for the city’s development […]
Marine sector responsible for 10% of GDP in 2006
China’s marine sector contributed US$272 billion or 10.01 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year according to a report on the nation’s marine economy in 2006. The report, issued by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), said that last year’s output value of marine industries – fishing, transport, oil and gas exploitation, tourism […]
Seven factors to stall FDI in 2007
Seven factors will stall China’s use of FDI in 2007 according to an article recently published by the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce. In the article, Shan Danyang, vice dean of the institute stated that China’s use of FDI in 2007 will decline, following the trend from last year (FDI use in 2006 […]
China’s oil industry inches closer to reform
April 3 – The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) recently issued two guidelines on how domestic and foreign companies can apply for wholesale crude and refined oil licences. According to The People’s Daily, these guidelines are set to bring about de facto market deregulation but analysts say that without reform of the oil-pricing mechanism, new players will […]
